Customers highly appreciate the Dronium One AP Drone's user-friendly design, reasonable price point, and impressive camera quality. Beginners and gift-givers alike find it to be an excellent choice. However, the drone falls short in terms of battery life, with numerous complaints about its brief flight time. Durability concerns arise due to stability control issues, and it struggles in windy conditions. Calibration problems and its fragile nature are additional pain points mentioned by users.
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Cons mentioned:
Control
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not So Great
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From the start, time & time again, there's no control with this drone. It is a pain in the behind and no fun at all. It takes off on its own while trying to control it and does not return. It just flies farther and farther away. Like it has a mind of its own. Very unsatisfied.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Broke first use
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Finally got it to fly, it barely hit the ground and the prop snapped where it connects with the screw in the plastic part of the rotor...cannot get replacement and it doesn't seem like it can be removed...done. Real Great.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Broke first day
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A piece that connects one of the rotors snapped and doesn't look like it can be replaced...now it is a waste. Really stinks. Thanks Best Buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great camera and great for beginners.
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It's very good for a beginner. The camera is very good. It's really fast and easy to learn how to fly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use, Handling
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
pretty cool
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pretty cool and nice handling, easy operation and nice video quality
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Control
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Really Cool toy
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I bought this beginner drone for my son and I to have fun with. I think I had way more fun than he did until it got stuck in a tree. It's hard to control on wind and batteries die fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good to start with
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I got this after reading about it. The price was good (for what expected). My son was excited to play with it. It is not bad at all actually. The battery doesn't last for long. Almost 6 min for every 1h charging. Flight control is a hassle and requires a lot of training. After using it for a while and after several drops! It started having a mind of it's own once it lifts off. It was then replaced with another toy and sent to be standing on the shelf.
Over all, not bad as starting drone! needs a lot of improvements but the price was fair.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It's a drone to learn on.
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The battery life is extremely short and requires a very long time to charge again. So you better know what you want to do with it and do it fast. It's lightweight so a heavy battery wouldn't work. The price was good but reflects in what you get.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Control
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Fair...
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I purchased the cheaper version considering it was first time purchasing drone(for 9 year old)...It was fine flying it.Battery life was terrible. The remote control was glitchy. Charging battery was a hassle. Drone was to light to fly outside, any breeze will blow over to your neighbors yard. I would recommend to spend a little extra money on a drone.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great first drone
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Great first drone for kids just starting out. Good pictures. Charge lasts about 15 minutes if not taking pictures or video. Only about 8 minutes if doing video, etc. DO NOT FLY in wind - so light, it goes off and you just have to follow it till it comes down. Easy to learn to use for the teenagers, not so for younger kids.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Control
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Not bad for a person just starting out.
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This quad is very good for someone who is learning to fly. The controller is easy to learn, but is very sensitive to in flight maneuvers. To me the most difficult thing about flying the quad, was maintaining a smooth and gradual movement of the toggles. You will also benefit from flying in a controlled environment, like an empty garage or basement. One other thing becareful outdoors as the quad is very susceptible to even light breezes and getting out of range from your remote. All in all everything was as described on the box, spare parts, micro USB card and cord for transfer of images and video to your computer very much worth the money for a beginner to intermediate pilot.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great starter unit
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Bought this as Christmas gift for my father. The drone is easy to use. Only down side is the the drone is so light that it is hard to control in a moderate breeze. Loads of fun and the camera is incredibly clear.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Wind resistance
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not even worth the $50 clearance price
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I have several drones in the $100-$300 range and this is one of the not so good. Almost impossible to stabilize, very short battery life and impossible to fly with any wind whatsoever even in the house. For a few dollars more there is much better quality available. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great beginner to intermediate drone
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This Drone was a spontaneous purchase for me. It comes all assembled and directions very understandable. With the three setting it changes its reaction time so practice on a day when there is no wind and the weather is cooperative. I owned it for 3 weeks and the camera is not the greatest on it. It's very choppy when playing back but I'm also bouncing it off the garage and things. So if you want a drone that Flys fast, this can be fast on its highest setting. The battery charges quick and the drone cools off quick. It also can take a good beating. I bounced this thing off the house, garage, my truck, my cats and it still worked great. I got a good aerial 360 above my house but the landing was rough. Finally lost it to a 100 ft tree in my back yard. Still waiting for it to fall out of the tree. Haha. Also it records video it it not a live feed to your phone, you have to plug it into a USB to play it back. But a pretty rugged drone for my first.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Wind resistance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Starter Drone
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This is my first drone and I am fairly satisfied. It fly's very stable and is easy to see with it's lights. It's easily blown away by any amount of wind.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Drone
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My son wanted this drone badly and we purchased it and once we got it home it was his favorite toy to play with...great buy...
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent Beginner Drone
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Was an impulse purchase @ $99, Thought I was getting a FPV based on picture on box with phone attached to transmitter, but disappointed that this drone was not FPV. Easy to fly with take off and landing button. Don't like the battery compartment, battery gets wedged inside easily and difficult to remove from compartment. I just charge it while battery is still inside drone as it wasn't worth the hassle. Haven't tried the video/picture functions yet, looks promising. Controller is nice, and drone looks nice, looks well built except for my complaint about battery compartment. It's not fast and flies really slow, so that makes it good for beginners but I would like it if it could fly faster, on the fast speed if you turn the video on to record, it flys really slow and doesn't do well outdoors if there is any wind.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Flight time
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
First drone
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I bought this for my daughter for Christmas. It's not bad for a first drone. We can't seem to get it to calibrate properly so that it will just hover. Once it takes off it flies right or left not matter how we calibrate it. Going to keep working with it to hopefully solve that problem.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice for the price
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I liked the idea about following me with the camera. I enjoyed playing with it with my dog
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
SMALLER THAN I EXPECTED
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SON IN LAW TRIED TO USE IT CHRISTMAS DAY, I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED AT HOW SMALL IT WAS HE SAID THAT WAS THE USUAL SIZE. IT WOULDN'T WORK HE FELT RELATED TO CHARGE NEED. HAVEN'T HEARD HOW HE MADE OUT.